Prepared by Deborah Webber

A different take on the Philadelphia favorite. The original cheesesteak was credited to Pat and Harry Olivieri, two brothers who ran a hot dog stand near South Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Legend has it that in the 1930s, the brothers wanted to offer new sandwiches. Their new item was grilled beef and onions in a toasted roll, with no cheese! A customer asked for one with provolone cheese and the classic Philly cheesesteak was born!

Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

24 Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

3 pounds ground beef

1 large diced sweet yellow onion

1 large diced green bell pepper

1 tablespoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground pepper

1 teaspoon onion powder

6 ounces softened cream cheese

8 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese

5 tablespoons melted butter

2 teaspoon garlic salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the ground beef, onion, and bell pepper in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble the beef while cooking until it is no longer pink. about 8-10 minutes.

Drain fat from the skillet.

Add garlic powder, salt, pepper, and onion powder.  Stir to combine.

Add cream cheese. Mix until combined.

Cut the slider rolls in half horizontally and lay the bottom sections in a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Spread the beef mixture evenly over the bottom roll layer.

Top the beef mixture evenly with the provolone cheese slices and replace the tops of the rolls.

Mix the melted butter and the garlic salt together.

Cut between the sandwich rolls to divide each slider sandwich

Brush the butter mixture over the top. Bake in preheated oven until heated through, about 20-25 minutes.